Nominations For The Most Memorable Opening Scenes From A Film

[Bazile]

Omar Sharif in Lawrence Of Arabia

[Ken4155]

For sheer impact, the opening 15 mins of Saving Private Ryan must take some beating, imho.

[KARL]

Blues Brothers

[ukbod2015]

my favourite tongue firmly in cheek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djKPvXDwXcs

[Spoffy]

The pre-credits sequence from Kiss of the Vampire.

[ivor4781]

it was not Omar Sharif in the shot it was a stunt double,but yes a good opening scene

[ukbod2015]

Answer removed was that Barbarella

[Mamyalynne]

No.

[bibblebub]

the opening scene from The Dark Knight grabs one's attention

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqvbv-SB4bg

[Canary42]

Not an opening scene so I won't link it, but the transition from Chimp Age to Space Age in 2001 where the spinning bone transforms into spinning space station is most memorable for me.

[woofgang]

Up.

[mikey4444]

Opening credits to Woody Allen's "Manhattan"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o6QKpNK9Cc

[delboy3]

The opening of Jodie Foster's 'Contact' - watch that after toking on a jimmy cliff :-)

[dave50]

Saturday Night Fever, John Travolta walking down the street carrying a tin of paint to the Bee Gees Stayin Alive.

[jno]

mikey! Have you never felt the slightest bit uncomfortable about Woody Allen and his really rather young girlfriend in Manhattan?

[jno]

Mean Streets and Be My Baby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0KMxLvsvLI

[ukbod2015]

One for the boys - see if someone deletes it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw6WMdrzbJw

[douglas9401]

Thanks for that, ukbod. :-)

[ukbod2015]

I actually prefer the Kylie version

[Ric.ror]

Now I have never seen the film but I believe the opening for Titanic is supposed to be spectacular